bob Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I'd go for a Mad Men - Dexter crossover, where Bob Benson is this super nice, friendly account man with an advertising agency, but in his spare time, he murders bad guys.
Magnus Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 So basically you want Dexter at an ad agency? I'm not sure how Bob Benson would ever find anyone to murder without all those fancy magical programs that Dexter uses, but maybe he could just kill annoying clients. And instead of pictures of their victims, he could show them pictures of rejected pitches. Anyway, Dexter hasn't been good for years. I'm surprised it's taken people this long to realize.
Daft Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 Well it hasn't been great, but this season is especially awful.
Magnus Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I mentally checked out a couple of seasons ago, so I'm enjoying how terrible this season is. It doesn't even feel like the final season. Someone should have told the Dexter writers that they don't need to maintain the status quo anymore when it's the final season. Sheesh.
Daft Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 That blood splatter pattern is totally inconsistent with a treadmill accident. So disappointing.
Sméagol Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Are the last seasons of Dexter that bad? I’ve only seen 1 and 2, but I loved those, and I was looking forward to see the rest of them..
Magnus Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Well, the final season is terrible. Personally I think there was a noticeably drop in quality past season 4, but a lot of people seem to disagree. If you loved the first two seasons, you should probably keep watching. Just... prepare for a really awful final season.
Ashley Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) Yeah last season had me really optimistic that they would finish on a high note and then... Still, Yvonne Strahovski on my screen is never a bad thing. For the record I enjoyed season seven. Primarily, I enjoyed Jennifer Carpenter in season seven. She was fucking awesome. Speaking of, burning through the Chuck rewatch. I forgot how swiftly they moved the plot on. Benefits of constantly being on the bubble I suppose. At the sweet season two point where they haven't quite made Sarah kind-of-useless. You've got to love a woman that keeps knives in her garter. Edited September 18, 2013 by Ashley
Magnus Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Grey's Anatomy used to be a guilty pleasure for the first few seasons, but it's pretty terrible these days and everyone keeps dying, These are very wise words.
bob Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Anyone watching Breathless on ITV? Did anyone else spot the Coupling theme being played by the band in the restaurant? Can't be a coincidence with Steve in the cast!
Jonnas Posted November 2, 2013 Posted November 2, 2013 So, can I just say that I'm done watching Sherlock (fantastic series). Soo... does anybody know when the 3rd Series starts? And will it be the last one? (Also, thanks to that last episode, I now know that the German version of my name is Johann Bach. Huh.)
bob Posted November 2, 2013 Posted November 2, 2013 It starts in January, but i don't know if it will be the last.
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted November 3, 2013 Posted November 3, 2013 Indeed, and both Cumberbatch and Freeman have signed up for at least a 4th series.
Sméagol Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Let’s hope this is one of the better ones (that won't get cancelled).
Shorty Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Just got to Luther Season 3. Never known a show to dip in quality quite as quickly and drastically as this one. It's still good watching, but for all that quality character building from Season 1 (which was pinnacle-of-quality television) they're quick to throw in some completely OOC moments for the sake of the plot. Especially Luther Batman-ing a guy over a balcony for a quick confession. Season 2 was OK, but plagued with some real leaps in logic from the titular character and an awkward need to reference "cool" things (like blogs and RPGs). @ReZourceman - IIRC you said you were a fan of this show, did you feel the same? If so does it return to form before the end of S3? Edited November 6, 2013 by Shorty
somme Posted January 7, 2014 Posted January 7, 2014 Just found a show from 2012; Hunderby. Written and starring Julia Davis, the mastermind behind Nighty Night. It's very well written and extremely witty. Not quite as dark as Nighty Night and perhaps not as funny, but I haven't seen it all yet. I did order the DVD after watching only 10 minutes so it much be pretty good.
Josh64 Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I finally started watching Gossip Girl (after I'd heard our Ashley and Mexican boy speak fondly of it) and whilst I didn't think I'd be too impressed, I actually ended up loving it! I don't know if I'll watch another tonight, as my other friend has told me to start watching New Girl, but we'll see. I might put that on the back burner, if I start too many shows at once I end up watching a few episodes of all of them and never completing any.
Ashley Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I mainly watched it for the New York porn and Kristen Bell. The show is pretty bad and gets progressively worse.
Magnus Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I finally started watching Gossip Girl (after I'd heard [...] Mexican boy speak fondly of it) Oh my God break up with him immediately.
Josh64 Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Don't change your opinion just for the N-E public, Ashley, I know you love it really. And honestly if you don't like it, then I feel as though I've been lead astray, pahahaha. I just finished episode 4, I can't stop watching. xoxo
Cube Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 I watched the first two episodes of Helix. It's terrible. The characters are immensely bland and, while the story could be interesting, the plot only progresses because everyone is incredibly stupid. - Early on, the first infected guy is in critical condition and going in and out of consciousness. Two people are already dead. After the main people (who are part of biohazard detectives from a group called the CDC) look at him and leaves, he escapes from isolation. Which means that in this big complex of over 100 scientists, not a single person was keeping an eye on this dying person. - Oh, at the start they inject the members of the CDC with RFID tags into their hands - these allow them to open doors. After he escapes, they deactivate Peter's (the infected guy). They then find a dead body with his hand cut off. They actually say "why would Peter do this?" and can't seem to come up with a reason. - With one test, they come to the conclusion that this infection isn't airborne. So everyone removes all their quarantine gear, even though the gear will still protect from other methods. - Nobody in the research base (or the CDC) communicates by radio/headset/walkie-talkie and there seem to be no form of internal communication in the base. Although there are security cameras in some rooms (but not enough to track these infected people). - The main character tells the scientists to stay in pairs or larger groups. Yet his team constantly splits up. - One person from the CDC goes to another part of the building and doesn't regroup with the rest of the team in over a day, yet nobody seems curious where she is (you know she hasn't gone back off-screen as she had something important to day). She also tries to cuddle a clearly infected monkey. - There are over 100 scientists in the base and the CDC don't ask a single one for help, even though things are out of hand and they don't have enough people. - The owner of the base clearly does not want the CDC digging through things and does not want them to solve the problem. So it makes no sense why the CDC are there in the first place, as it's isolated so nobody in the outside world would even be aware of anything going on there.
somme Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 I watched the first two episodes of Helix. It's terrible. The characters are immensely bland and, while the story could be interesting, the plot only progresses because everyone is incredibly stupid. - Early on, the first infected guy is in critical condition and going in and out of consciousness. Two people are already dead. After the main people (who are part of biohazard detectives from a group called the CDC) look at him and leaves, he escapes from isolation. Which means that in this big complex of over 100 scientists, not a single person was keeping an eye on this dying person. - Oh, at the start they inject the members of the CDC with RFID tags into their hands - these allow them to open doors. After he escapes, they deactivate Peter's (the infected guy). They then find a dead body with his hand cut off. They actually say "why would Peter do this?" and can't seem to come up with a reason. - With one test, they come to the conclusion that this infection isn't airborne. So everyone removes all their quarantine gear, even though the gear will still protect from other methods. - Nobody in the research base (or the CDC) communicates by radio/headset/walkie-talkie and there seem to be no form of internal communication in the base. Although there are security cameras in some rooms (but not enough to track these infected people). - The main character tells the scientists to stay in pairs or larger groups. Yet his team constantly splits up. - One person from the CDC goes to another part of the building and doesn't regroup with the rest of the team in over a day, yet nobody seems curious where she is (you know she hasn't gone back off-screen as she had something important to day). She also tries to cuddle a clearly infected monkey. - There are over 100 scientists in the base and the CDC don't ask a single one for help, even though things are out of hand and they don't have enough people. - The owner of the base clearly does not want the CDC digging through things and does not want them to solve the problem. So it makes no sense why the CDC are there in the first place, as it's isolated so nobody in the outside world would even be aware of anything going on there. Totally agree with everything you've said. It's typical Syfy tat to be honest. Apart from BSG and Stargate they commission the same type of shows; poor writing, stock characters and a weird plastic/overly polished but low budget look and feel. I didn't like it. The season 3 premiere of Girls airs tonight. A show that seemed to attract praise and criticism in equal measure; I like it, especially season 1. Wonderful shot and very well written. Hopefully season 3 will be back to that.
Tales Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Just started watching Eureka. Didn't know this even existed until I accidently stumbled upon it on Netflix while browsing for new shows to watch. Great fun so far, and hilarious. Haven't laughed this well from a tv show in a while. Currently up to third episode. Edited January 15, 2014 by Tales
Magnus Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I gave up on Eureka halfway through season 3 because every episode played out exactly the same way.
somme Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I gave up on Eureka halfway through season 3 because every episode played out exactly the same way. Exactly the same reason I stopped watching New Girl.
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